MARKET MUSIC LOCAL PARTNER

High Desert Food And Farm Alliance

EVERYONE DESERVES GOOD FOOD

Jaymi is a young singer-songwriter who has been involved in the musical community of Bend, Oregon since she was eleven years old. Jaymi’s voice reflects folk and pop influences of Brandi Carlile, Joni Mitchell, and Noah Cyrus. She enjoys exploring various genres of music and putting her own twist on well-known pop, rock and country favorites. She also writes, records and releases her own music independently but prefers performing to producing music. Bend locals will recognize her music from festivals around town or at the weekly Northwest Crossing Saturday Market. When she isn’t making music, Jaymi can be found on a soccer field, running track or spending time with her friends.

The Bend Food Project Sharing

FOOD, BUILDING COMMUNITY

“1 in 7 Americans struggle with hunger. The Bend Food Project is an innovative, new way to fight hunger in our community. You want to help. We make it easy."

The Bend Food Project was started in October of 2015 by a small group of residents who wanted to help fight hunger in our area. Their mission is to build community by reducing food insecurity ~ one green bag at a time!

We are so thrilled to partner with The Bend Food Project to help bring hunger awareness to our community and provide an opportunity for them to sign up new food donors. At the last market, they shared with us that they signed up 26 new food donors which equates to around 2000 pounds of food in the upcoming year. Thank you, Bend Food Project for all you do in our community.

To find out how you can support, please visit their website for more information: https://bendfoodproject.com

What does it take to host a farmer’s market of this magnitude? It takes a West Bend Property Company, who 15 years ago began dedicating resources, staffing, and marketing/administrative support towards the vision that Bend should have a signature market outside of downtown to compliment the amazing Downtown Bend market. It takes the vision and tenacity of a decade’s worth of terrific market leaders. It takes a team of three to six operations staff, waking up at 5am closing streets, and putting the market to bed by cleaning up after the market, and in between setting up tents, tables, market umbrellas, fitting down linens, and placing key signage and zero waste stations, all into location. It takes a great market manager coordinating the pre-market vendor recruitment and registration, the marketing, and, jumping forward to onsite care such as chalking out booth spaces and greeting, warmly, some 200 + vendors with a smile at check-in. It takes a permit specialist to work with the City of Bend to make sure all i’s are dotted and t’s are crossed. It takes a combined effort between managers to procure and care for sponsors. It takes an event company owner to meddle less, and vision more. It takes a team. And this team is a great one!

Melissa has been coordinating and managing events in Oregon for the past 12 years. She has overseen events such as Munch and Music, Munch and Movies, Hullabaloo, the Bend Spring, Summer and Fall Festivals, and Clear Summer Nights just to name a few. This is her third consecutive year (5 years total) as the Market Director, and it is her pride and joy! Melissa’s favorite aspect of the job is getting up there early each Saturday, watching the Sunrise, knowing there is a fresh market on the horizon and witnessing the beauty of the streets filling up with vendors and patrons alike!

CASSIDY KING

JR. MARKET MANAGER be part of this team and the Northwest Crossing community.

AVA KOZUB

JR. MARKET MANAGER

Ava Kozub, has been working at the market for almost 3 years. She and her family moved to Bend 5 years ago from Fresno California. She helps with setting up the tables, checking in vendors and anything else that is needed to get the market up and running. “Some of my favorite things to do are snowboarding, hiking, and hanging out with my friends.”

STEVEN WALKER

ASSISTANT TO OPERATIONS LEAD

This year marks 3 years on the operations side for the market. He was recently promoted to assistant lead manager due to his hard work and positive attitude. He has been a wildland firefighter for 10+ years and when he is not out fighting fired, you can be found working local events.

JESSICA YEOMAN

SOCIAL MEDIA

Last year, Jessi was baptized into the C3 Events family when she commandeered social media content for our market, Munch and Music free concert series and the Clear Summer Nights Concerts. She introduced Instagram and TikTok pages into these events social media presence and practiced a savvy, storytelling approach to social media. When she is not doing social media for these events, she can be found as the Market Director for the Bend Night Market on Friday Evenings!

Cassidy is 15 and an incoming sophomore at Summit High School. She has been working at the NWX Farmers Market for 3 years and really enjoys it! She has grown up in the event world and gotten to be involved in some other great events including, Munch and Music, Summer Festival and Clear Summer Nights. Her favorite thing about the NWX Farmers Market is how it really brings everyone together and is a great way to go spend your morning and or afternoon. “The NWX Farmers Market is a positive environment, and I am proud to be a part of it!”

ROB ROSE OPERATIONS LEAD

For the past 3 years, Rob has led our operations team. As a Marine Corps Veteran, he is skilled in leadership, dedication, and precision. His love for the market is shown in these attributes. Some of his favorite things are playing guitar, eating good food and he will be returning to school in the fall to focus on a degree in Computer Science.

IAN

Barker Operations Team

You may recognize Ian from one of several local events he has worked since 2018. Ian is excited to be a part of this market and the inaugural year of the Bend Night Market. “Being here at the market helps to scratch the social itch developed while working from home all week!”

BRADLEY O’NEAL

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Bradley has been working for C3 events for over 15 years as an operations member, sign painter, driver, and as of 2013 as their go-to graphic designer. While he currently lives in Seattle, he is deeply grateful to continue contributing to events that help make Bend an outstanding community to live in and visit.